The Russian cargo ship Ursa Major sank in international waters of the Mediterranean Sea following an explosion in the engine room. This was reported by the Russian Foreign Ministry, adding chand two Russian crew members are missing. The other 14 were rescued and taken to the port of Cartagena. Spanish media had previously reported that the vessel had sunk in international waters between Spain and Algeria.
The Russian-flagged cargo ship Ursa Major, which sank in the Mediterranean off the coast of Spain after an explosion in the engine room, left St. Petersburg 12 days ago and was headed to the port of Vladivostok, in the Russian Far East on the Pacific, where it would due to arrive January 22nd. This was reported by the news site El Espanol. Ursa Major, he adds, is a freighter built in 2009. Several ships sailing in the same area, between Spain and Algeria, participated in the rescue before the Spanish Maritime Rescue arrived.